Powdered Byzantium color palette — #E0E8CE · #9924A0 · #6A2300 · #00232F · #0C0004
A conversation between Plum and Rust, giving this palette its sense of optimism and creativity.
The five colors
- Celadon Mist (#E0E8CE): A whisper-light, dusty green — the color of new leaves after rain.
- Plum (#9924A0): A full-bodied, vivid pink — the color of peonies in June.
- Rust (#6A2300): A deep, shadowed, balanced orange — the color of sun-warmed clay.
- Midnight (#00232F): A deep, shadowed, dusty blue — the color of a favorite pair of jeans.
- Ink (#0C0004): A deep, shadowed, dusty rose — the color of pressed rose petals.
Feels like: Optimism, Creativity, Energy, Balance. Tagged retro, vibrant.
Use it as a design system
One click turns Powdered Byzantium into a complete token system: semantic roles from primary to success, an 11-stop OKLCH scale per role, a WCAG AA/AAA and APCA contrast matrix, an auto-derived dark mode and 11 export formats including CSS custom properties, Tailwind, Figma Variables and shadcn/ui.
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